Oysters

In my humble opinion the best way to eat freshly shucked oysters is with just a squeeze of lemon juice straight out of the shell. However they are also nice served with a dressing or cooked in recipes such as oysters kilpatrick as below.

Oysters with lime and chilli dressing

Ingredients
1 doz. oysters
1 long red chilli
1 teaspoon of white sugar
a pinch of salt
2 tbsp of lime juice
1 tbsp of fish sauce

Method

For a dozen oysters, seed and finely slice half a long red chilli and combine well with a teaspoon of white sugar, a pinch of salt, 2 tbsp of lime juice and 1 tbsp of fish sauce. Serve each oyster in its shell with a dash of dressing on the top.

If shucking the oysters yourself, add any liquor obtained to the dressing

If you prefer cooked oysters you can serve Oysters Kilpatrick

Oysters Kilpatrick

Ingredients

2 cups rock salt
12 oysters, shucked
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
100g thin rashers rindless bacon, diced
2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

Preheat grill on medium-high heat. Place rock salt, in a thick layer, on a baking tray or heatproof plate. Arrange oysters (in their half-shells) on rock salt.

Sprinkle Worcestershire sauce over oysters. Top with bacon. Grill, on the salt, for 5 to 8 minutes or until the bacon is crisp. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon